As 2023 winds down, Route Bay City asked leaders from different segments of the community to answer questions about recent progress and what's next. This week, we feature Ed Clements and Michael Kelly talking about the area's growing reputation as a fishing destination.

During the annual United Way Sugar Distribution Day, 43,000 pounds of sugar was donated to 74 nonprofit agencies in a five-county region.

Dr. Brian Purchase and his wife, Dr. Rosarita Rullan, raised their two sons in what was once the carriage house for William Clements, a banker and rare book collector in Bay City. The carriage house was converted to a home in the 1950s.  

The football game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University turned into a fundraiser for students at the Bay-Arenac Career Center

Looking for something seasonal to do this weekend? You've got choices ranging from an award-winning haunted ship to kid-friendly trunk-or-treats.

Isabella Bank now operates 31 offices throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region.  

After a year on the job as City Manager of Essexville, Craig Goulet says he's focused on economic development and public safety

The Bay Area Community Foundation invites you to join The Breaking Bread Village in 2024 and 2025. The program features diverse panels who lead the audience in conversation around important issues such as bias and societal expectations.  

Murals brightening up a Downtown Bay City alley are the work United We Go, a new nonprofit organization in the community. 

Studio 23 and the Bay City Players highlighted Emily Rivard’s work. Soon, she hopes to open an Auburn restaurant and bakery where she also can display and sell her paintings.